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- 1Spanish patrol captain orders retreat from drug-smuggling speedboats●“They are going to kill us.” A patrol captain in Spain orders a retreat in Europe’s losing battle against drug-smuggling
A patrol captain in Spain ordered his team to withdraw, saying 'They are going to kill us', in an encounter with drug-smuggling speedboats that outrun authorities and deliver cocaine by the ton. The incident is being cited as a symbol of Europe's losing battle against maritime narcotics trafficking along the Spanish coast.
- 2Idaho church cold case man linked to 1982 Tylenol poisonings●Man found dead in Idaho church 40 years ago linked to 1982 Tylenol poisonings
Investigators have linked a man found dead in an Idaho church roughly 40 years ago to the 1982 Chicago-area Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people and reshaped US drug packaging laws. Authorities say new evidence ties the unidentified man to the unsolved case, reviving one of America's most notorious criminal mysteries more than four decades later.
- 3Wife and Daughter of Ecuador Gang Leader Arrested in Colombia●Wife, Daughter of Ecuador Gang Boss Arrested in Colombia https://www. occrp.org/en/news/wife-daughte r-of-ecuador-gang-b
Colombian authorities have arrested the wife and daughter of a gang leader from Ecuador, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. The arrests come amid an ongoing crackdown on criminal groups driving violence in Ecuador, and relatives of gang bosses are increasingly being targeted as part of cross-border law enforcement cooperation.